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The Clipper

The student news site of Everett Community College in Everett, Washington

The Clipper

The student news site of Everett Community College in Everett, Washington

The Clipper

Lara Alsaedi, an international biology student from Iraq, and a student leader at EvCC.

Fasting During a Global Pandemic: Muslim Students Share Their Insights During Ramadan

Ruqaiyah Alaji, Staff Writer May 22, 2020

Ramadan is a month in which Muslims all around the world fast from dusk until dawn. This year Ramadan started on the 23rd of April amidst the craziness of the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has...

Empty EvCC campus on Apr. 27, 2020. In-person classes have been suspended since Mar. 5, 2020 to follow social distancing protocol  because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Locked Down Far From Home

Ruqaiyah Alaji, Staff Writer May 5, 2020

As the COVID-19 breakouts are affecting everyone around the world, we look at how it’s affecting students at EvCC. Not only does this pandemic effect domestic students at EvCC, but also international...

Deciding to Stay or Leave During a Pandemic: International Student’s Perspective

Deciding to Stay or Leave During a Pandemic: International Student’s Perspective

Dongmei Liang, Staff Writer May 5, 2020

“I am currently in South Korea, back to my home country,” said Soyeong Cha, an EvCC student from South Korea. “Immediately upon the outbreak of COVID-19, from my family’s concern about my safety,...

Tea students practice chado under tea master Masaye Nakagawa at the tea room adjoined to the Nippon Business Institute on Feb. 26.

Nippon Business Institute

Rebecca Duffy, Managing Editor of Digital March 11, 2020

To experience other cultures firsthand, one usually must travel far and wide. It is not often that opportunities for intercultural exchange present themselves in one’s backyard. Yet, to visit a traditional...

Women’s Equality: 100 Years in the Making

Melody Ripsom, Staff Writer March 11, 2020

It’s Mar. 3, 1913; live music echoes through Pennsylvania Avenue as a parade of suffragists march from the Capitol demanding liberty for women. The inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson is tomorrow....

Students Discuss the Wuhan Coronavirus

Jane Bowman, Staff Writer February 27, 2020

As the death toll continues to rise caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, people around the world are on edge. There are over 80,000 confirmed cases worldwide and the disease has...

Members of the Black Student Union (BSU) pose together. The BSU meets Thursdays from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

A Time For Celebration: Black History Month

Lakeithia Sakin, Staff Writer February 24, 2020

(Editor’s note: The author of this article is a member of Black Student Union (BSU), and the African Diaspora Club (ADC)) Although February is the shortest month of the year, Black History Month (BHM)...

Members of BRIDGES cultural club meeting in Whitehorse Hall room 341 on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The goal of the club is to bridge cultures within the EvCC community.

BRIDGES Cultural Club

Sierra Capeloto, Staff Writer February 22, 2020

BRIDGES club stands for Building Readiness, Inspiring Dreams, Gaining Educational Success. “This name was created based on our belief on bridging culture within [the] EvCC community. Let’s share our...

EvCC Republican Club President Josiah Reiser (left) and treasurer Sasha Phillips (right) at Winter Club Fest on Jan. 30.

Differing Political Views

Alexandra Kube, Staff Writer February 20, 2020

Walking through the EvCC halls, I noticed a sign for the College Republicans club that read, “On a scale from one to America, how free are you on Wednesdays from 3-4 PM?” This prompted me to wonder...

EvCC President, Daria Willis, speaking with the Japanese Culture Club at Winter Club Fest on Jan. 30th, 2020.

Winter Club Fest: What It’s All About

Sierra Capeloto, Staff Writer February 8, 2020

Student LIFE (Leadership, Inclusion, Fun and Engagement) ended January with Winter Club Fest, where 50+ clubs attended in booths to meet fellow students, faculty and staff. Making new friends in college...

Traditional Chinese New Year red envelope surrounded by dried flowers, a porcelain teacup and teapot.

Year of the Rat: Celebrating Lunar New Year

Melody Ripsom, Staff Writer January 31, 2020

The Lunar New Year is an annual celebration in many Asian cultures to commemorate the beginning of the lunar calendar. This year it began on Jan. 25 and ends on Feb. 8. For EvCC students and faculty, the...

Remembering Everett’s Patriotic Man: Samiu Bloomfield

Daniel Albert, Editor-in-Chief January 20, 2020

Well known Everett citizen, Samiu Bloomfield has died. According to a GoFundMe page started by Bloomfields family, the 70-year-old man was battling dementia when he went missing last week.  Before...

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